As a child, she was embarrassed when her father composted. Today, she composts in her own backyard. Vicki Drake, chair of the earth science department at Santa Monica College, received the annual EcoHero Award for her work in developing and expanding the sustainable technologies program. "I don't feel like a hero," Drake said after accepting her award at the event....

A blender was filled with honey, ice, bananas, almond butter and almond milk. But it was not a typical blender. Severed from the forces of electricity, this blender was perched atop a stationary bicycle that, when pedaled, set in motion the energy to power the blender's operation. EcoAction Club members handed out the resulting ice-cold, creamy smoothies to intrigued onlookers...

A possible freeze on tuition has higher education turning a cold shoulder to the state government. Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plan includes updated requirements, such as affordable college education, a 10-percent increase of transfer students from community colleges, freshmen graduating in four years, and more course offerings. But the governor's demand to halt tuition increases for the next four years...

It was the worst of times again for the Santa Monica College women's softball team on Tuesday afternoon. On the last home game of the season, the Corsairs fell to the Glendale Vaqueros, 12-1, extending their losing streak to 27. The loss brings the Corsairs record to just 2-28 overall and 0-15 in the Western State Conference. The game got...

The Santa Monica College women's tennis team had a strong showing on Friday, April 12, at the Western State Conference Championships. The duo of Kaori Tsuda and Juliana Nelkin won the doubles championship against the Santa Barbara City College team of Bruna Malgalhes and Nadya Bravo 6-2 and 6-3. Tsuda and Nelkin had lost a match to Malgalhes and Bravo...

A bicyclist heading eastbound on Pico Boulevard was thrown off his bicycle Thursday morning when a vehicle hit him in front of Santa Monica College. From 7:45 a.m. to roughly 8 a.m., both the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica College Police Department were on scene. The injured bicyclist remained immobile in the middle of the street while paramedics...

Santa Monica College is set to be a highlight of the upcoming extension of the Metro Expo Line that will connect downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica by light rail. Metro Expo Line recently all but approved a renaming of the upcoming 17th Street and Colorado Avenue station to 17th/Santa Monica College, according to Don Girard, senior director of government...

Sadly familiar heartbreak blanketed our country on Monday following the Boston Marathon. An explosion rocked the area adjacent to the main viewing stands three hours after winners had broken the finish line tape. A second bomb followed soon after. The Boston Police Department confirmed that the bombs were responsible for the mayhem caused. Three people were killed onsite, one of...

Born in Recife, Brazil, raised in New York, and currently living in Santa Monica, life has taken Juliana Nelkin from one place to another. But there is one constant that follows her wherever she goes: tennis. She picked up the racket at age 5 after seeing her parents, who she said are her two biggest inspirations, playing recreational tennis. "I...

There is a bacteria that has become resistant to even the strongest antibiotics, and it can contribute to the deaths of up to half the people infected when it gets into the bloodstream, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae is "a family of germs that are difficult to treat because they have a high level...